U.K.'s Northern Rock Move Highlights Risk to Taxpayers
Story date: 2008-02-18 07:46:00
Added on: 2008-02-18 20:23:50
Wall Street Journal - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is heading down a path rarely taken by a developed-nation government. It's a path that is ... mortgage lenders to cut deals with borrowers and cushioning the blows to the economy with fiscal stimulus and interest-rate ...
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